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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 2744 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 11% better in Monster Hunter: World than Core i7-6700 - 284 vs 256 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 75% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $150.0 vs $591.89
- Up to 72% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $0.59 vs $2.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
284
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.08/FPS
28.365384615384613%
Price, $
$591.89
25%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor
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Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
256
90.14084507042254%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$150
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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Updated 351205 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1293
44.31117203564085%
Multi-Core
4140
21.08694544898895%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
4.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 120 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
42.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X3D or Core i7-6700
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
75 FPS
$11.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$829.99
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284 FPS
$15.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$4,399.99
In Stock
284 FPS
$14.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,999.99
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243 FPS
$14.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,499.99
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212 FPS
$15.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,199.99
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233 FPS
$12.88/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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